At dawn, the sound of war drums from the four towers had awakened many people from their sleep.
When Fang Xuejun, Li Wangqiu, and Yang Yuhuan came out of their respective rooms, soldiers and officials were busy going in and out of Prince Xia's palace.
They didn't have time to wash up, and when they hurried to the front hall, they happened to bump into Su Chen who was coming back in royal attire. He took off the Xia Wang Sword from his waist and threw it to Wu Zixun who was approaching. Suddenly, the weight came over him and knocked him back. A few steps.
"Change your armor, I want to go to the palace."
All the way back to the bedroom in the backyard, Yang Yuhuan and Fang Xuejun followed him in, helped him get the Xia Wangjia, and put the parts on Su Chen one by one.
"Are we going to fight again?" Yang Yuhuan spliced the front and rear body armor together and asked softly from behind Su Chen.
"Well, mid-April is almost over. By the time the grain and troops move south to join the Youyan Army, the first half of the year has just passed."
Su Chen stretched out his arms, spoke in a low voice, turned his head to look at Fang Xuejun, who had been silent, and patted her head gently: "Stay well in Yanjing, or go back to Yunqi County. This time is a big battle, and it is not convenient to bring women's relatives in the army. Also, go back and tell your grandfather that I need a group of officials, and ask him to draw up a list and submit it to the court."
"Is it true that I can't go with you? I'm also very good at fighting?"
Fang Xuejun said in a low voice, the door creaked open, and Li Xuanba poked his head in: "Who is good at fighting?"
Yang Yuhuan chuckled, and then patted Su Chen on the shoulder.
"Okay, we don't know anything about fighting, but when you go to the battlefield, you let your soldiers charge into the battle. You are the king of Xia, so don't imitate some people and risk their own lives."
Although Su Chen is young, no more than ten years old, he fought all the way from Ding'an County. Now he is the king of Xia, controlling the life and death of tens of millions of people in the Yan Kingdom. He has already developed majesty and murderous intent, but when it comes to female relatives and close relatives In front of people, he rarely shows it.
"I know, Auntie."
In reply, he smiled at Fang Xuejun, walked straight to the bedroom, reached out and grabbed the Xia Wang Sword that Wu Zixun was holding, and gave instructions as he walked.
"Send an order to the civil and military officials to go to the palace immediately to pay homage to the orphan! Also, bring the ancestral hearse with you!"
After leaving the mansion, he got on the black horse, followed by Le Jin and Li Xuanba. The team of 500 people marched to the imperial city in neat steps.
The light rises above the clouds, and the sound of war drums continues.
After receiving the notification, Wen and Wu rushed to the palace as quickly as possible. When they arrived outside Chengyun Palace, they started to straighten their official robes while talking to their colleagues.
Dong Zhuo, Zhuge Liang, and Li Jue arrived earlier because they were in the imperial city.
Soon, several fast horses came first. When everyone saw the figure of the leader, they all bowed their heads. Qin Xiuwen also lowered his head slightly, looking straight at the floor under his feet.
The figure who came over strode into the Jinluan Palace among them, "Everyone, come in."
At this time, Jiang Wan took the little emperor, accompanied by eunuchs and maids, to sit on the phoenix chair on the imperial steps. She looked at Su Chen, who was wearing a powerful uniform, and said in a soft voice: "King Xia, the war drums are sounding on the tower, but there is a war. Already?"
"There's going to be a war."
Su Chen had no intention of talking in circles with the ministers in the palace, and spoke directly: "I came here today to tell you that I am going to conquer the Wei Kingdom southward, and if you want to witness the expansion of the territory, then you will do it honestly. If Yanjing is running well, when Gu comes back, don’t follow the example of the group of officials who killed Gu yesterday and accept bribes from Wei to prevent Gu from going south. Do you hear everything clearly?"
"Your Majesty, don't worry about the conquest!" Most of the civil and military personnel in the palace who dared to resist were purged by Dong Zhuo and Li Jue in the first purge. Yesterday, the wavering ones were purged again. The rest are mostly people who can see the general trend and have far-sightedness. , naturally will not disobey.
"In the southern expedition, Prime Minister Zhuge Liang was transferred to the army. Grand Master Dong Zhuo accompanied the army. Li Dian was transferred to Longyang County as the prefect. Cao Lingchi was appointed as the captain of the Dian Army and stationed in Yanjing. Li Bai was the deputy commander of the Embroidery Department. ! In addition, the person under my command is named Zheng He, who is the eunuch and admiral of the navy. The use of seals in the next three provinces requires his consent!"
As soon as the transfer order came out, many civil and military officials were shocked. These transfer orders were not small. Although the big devil Dong Zhuo was transferred, Zhuge Liang was still admired by all the ministers. He was also transferred to the army, which shows that Xia Xia Wang is really going to fight a big battle this time. As for Guo Jia, they don't dare to underestimate him. Who knows whether he might be as wise as Zhuge Liang.
However, the most important thing is that the man named Zheng He served as the eunuch of the palm seal. This was something that was unheard of in the Yan Kingdom, especially since he was still in charge of the warship with the body of castration.
They only dared to mutter a few words in their hearts, and said honestly: "Yes."
"That's how it's arranged."
Su Chen looked at the expressions of the surrounding ministers, and then raised his hands to the Queen Mother above him. He lifted his cloak and turned around. The fat on Dong Zhuo's excited face was shaking slightly. He quickly made a request to Zhuge Liang. He followed quickly.
After the court meeting dispersed, Qin Xiuwen rode out of the imperial city in a carriage. He sighed gloomily. When he returned to the mansion, he locked himself in the room and wrote down the injustices in his heart on paper. This was probably the only way he could Soothe the discomfort in your heart.
After only writing two or three lines, I closed my eyes in a somewhat distracted manner, sat on the chair and sighed.
All the old ministers in the court have gone, but he is still holding on and enduring hardships. Sometimes he thinks about confronting the Xia king as a loyal minister of Yan, but the end result is that his whole family is killed. And the other party was not damaged at all.
Sometimes I want to express my closeness, approach the King of Xia, gain his trust, and then use kind words to persuade, and return the power of Dayan to the emperor. Recently, he has been working hard in this direction, so the King of Xia returned During the court meeting, he was the first to stand up and congratulate.
But now, as time goes by, the king of Xia's imperial posture becomes more and more full, but he is still powerless.
"Adoptive father?"
At some point, the door to the study room opened, and a handsome woman stood there, holding a bowl of ginseng soup and looking at him with a smile.
"It's okay, I'm just thinking about something. Why are you here?"
Qin Xiuwen casually took a book, covered the handwriting he had just written, and took the ginseng soup from his adopted daughter with a smile, "Didn't I say you won't go out to eat?"
"My godmother asked my daughter to come."
The woman was clever and clever. She walked behind the old man and held his shoulders. She glanced at the paper covered by the book and knew that the old man was enjoying it with his eyes closed. She opened her red lips slightly and blew out a breath. The book moved and revealed a few words.
After a while, he collected the soup bowl, came out of the old man's room, and went straight back to his own room. He quickly wrote words the size of a flying pen, rolled it up and tied it to the claws of a green bird, opened the window lattice and let it fly. go outside.
While someone was catching the flying bird outside the city, Yanjing was already agitated, and three fast horses carrying military orders ran wildly in the west, south, and southeast directions.
The 20,000 Xiliang troops in the military camp outside the city were lightly armed. Dong Zhuo, who was once again leading the army, looked at the moving figures. He opened his hands and said, "Xiliang troops, Dong Zhuo is back!"
Amidst the cheers, the Shengnu general Anuhu led the 5,000 Shengnu army to make preparations for dispatching troops. The army that had accumulated for a year was finally going to step out of the north for the first time, enter the hinterland of the Central Plains, and fight in the enemy's country.
Soon, Su Chen and his shield warriors stood on the ancestral coffin and came to the formation of the two armies. This time there were no unnecessary words, just a simple speech.
"Go to war!"
Nearly 30,000 people from the Xiliang Army, the Shengnu Army, the Shield Halberds, the Flying Bear Army, and the Yantang Cavalry rushed south in a mighty manner. Before that, a large amount of food and baggage was already on the way.
As the army set out, the Yan State Court issued letters of credence and edicts for the southern expedition, and headed south to the Wei State as quickly as possible. All kinds of news gathered at once, forming a huge torrent passing through the border. The governors and princes of various states and counties were shocked.
On the seventh day of the fifth lunar month, the news from Qianlong Mansion and the credentials of Yan State rushed across the Hun River! Pegasus galloped along the post roads, rushing for 800 miles, running through mountains and ridges, running through busy cities, rivers, or flying birds, crossing fields, fertile fields, and villages, using all available channels, extending crazily towards Luyang!
On May 12th, a fast horse carrying eight hundred miles of urgent documents rushed into the imperial city at noon! The emperor, who was urging Linzhou to suppress the Yellow Turban cultists, received the letter of credence. His eyes widened in silence and he did not speak. Soon, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty came out of their homes in a hurry and rode carriages or horses to the palace.
The people in Luyang City, the guests in restaurants and teahouses, the salesmen walking in the streets, and the merchants and pedestrians doing business in and out of the capital were all stunned for a moment, and then hurried back home in a panic to inform their relatives and friends. , war is coming.
On May 17, the two armies of Yizhou and Bingzhou, which had been stationed in Fenzhou for a year, came across the river by boat. The first conflict broke out on the river with the Wei army stationed on the south bank of the Hun River in Linzhou. Zhang Liao commanded the warship, and Guan Yu After sailing a large boat to forcefully cross the Hun River, Zhang Fei led his Tiger Buoying Battalion to attack the Wei army on the opposite coast.
On May 19th, the West Route Army of the State of Yan, Xia Houyuan, who was stationed in Zhangzhou, led the newly trained Qingzhou soldiers, with the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry led by Zhang He as the vanguard, once again set foot on the border of Chendu County, and defeated the three thousand soldiers of Chendu County stationed along the way in half a day. , after half a year, Chendu County once again fell into the northern frontier.
Almost on the same day, the Youyan Army stationed in the middle of Junzhou joined the front of the Xiliang Army, which was marching hastily. Twenty-four thousand people crossed the river first, and faced off with the seven thousand soldiers and horses reinforced by Wei in the wilderness. Both sides set up their formations. , without any unnecessary nonsense, pounced directly.
In the same month, the twentieth day.
The Yellow Turban Uprising broke out in the three counties of Linzhou.
(End of chapter)
